• *BIN_TO_PLAIN Function
• *PLAIN_TO_BIN Function
• *plaintext_to_rtftext Function
• a5_current_rtf_obj Function
• a5_pdf_exporttortf Function
• a5_rtf_context_menu Function
• a5_rtf_edit_menu Function
• a5_rtf_editor Function
• A5_RTF_EDITOR2 Function
• a5_rtf_editor_object Function
• a5_rtf_export Function
• a5_rtf_find Function
• a5_rtf_import Function
• a5_rtf_insert_expression Function
• a5_rtf_insert_pagebreak Function
• a5_rtf_static_tbar_open Function
• a5_rtf_toolbar_close Function
• a5_rtf_toolbar_launch Function
• a5_static_rtf_ins_tbar Function
• INSERT_TEXT_IN_RTF_MEMO Function
• RTF_FIELD_TO_TEXT Function
• RTF_TO_TEXT Function
• rtfmemo_openeditor Function

RTF_TO_TEXT Function

Syntax

Arguments

field_data

A blob variable containing RTF text.

Description

RTF_TO_TEXT() returns a Text_String, referenced by the variable Blob_RTF. This function is useful for extracting the data in a RTF memo field.

This example shows how to read the value of RTF table field named RTFMEMO in record number 32 of the Customer table.

dim tbl as P
dim bin as B
tbl = table.open("customer") 
tbl.fetch_goto(32) 
bin = tbl.RTFMEMO

? rtf_to_text(bin) 
= "this is some memo text"

This example shows how to create and manipulate an RTF object.

dim ptr as P
dim bdata as B
dim cdata as C
' create the RTF object
ptr = rtf.create("Alpha!")
' retrieve the binary data
bdata = ptr.Binary_Text
' convert it to text
cdata = rtf_to_text(bdata)
? cdata
= "Alpha!"

See Also

• RTF Functions and Methods
• <RTF> Properties
• Rich Text Overview